what kind of law do you want to practice and why? Forum

yung · Post by **yung** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:07 am

I'm wondering how I should answer this question when it comes up in my interview? I have a vague idea that I want to do transactional work due to my diverse background and the international aspect of transactional work. i also know that the kind of tranactional work I want to do is cross border M&A however I have no idea why I want to do M & A. In this case should I just answer transactional? or include the M&A aspect. (My interviewer is an M&A lawyer)

imchuckbass58 · Post by **imchuckbass58** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:31 am

yung wrote: i also know that the kind of tranactional work I want to do is cross border M&A however I have no idea why I want to do M & A.

Explain. This makes no sense. You just said "I know I want to do M&A, but I have no idea why I want to do M&A."

Are you just attracted the fact that it has "cross border" in the title?

Also, there isn't really such a thing as a specific practice area called "cross border M&A." There is M&A work, and the attorneys in that group will usually do all the deals that the client does, including both purely domestic deals and those with a cross-border aspect.

fanmingrui · Post by **fanmingrui** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:43 am

I am disappoint. I was hoping this thread would allow me to express my interest in international human rights entertainment law.

descartesb4thehorse · Post by **descartesb4thehorse** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:59 am

fanmingrui wrote:I am disappoint. I was hoping this thread would allow me to express my interest in international human rights entertainment law.

I believe the new CR is Law and Behavioral Economics.

dood · Post by **dood** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:40 am

bird or space law

swc65 · Post by **swc65** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:58 am

What about cross-border M&A appeals to you? If you can tell your interview what this practice entails and why you those things appeal to you, that is a good answer. If it "just sounds cool," you might come across disingenuous. Screeners look out for people paying lipservice to certain practice areas looking for brownie points.

rayiner · Post by **rayiner** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:29 am

Pick corporate or lit (or IP). It's all fucking the same after that.

bport hopeful · Post by **bport hopeful** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:30 am

Corporate to help indulge your dreams of bottles and models.

TTH · Post by **TTH** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:41 am

rayiner wrote:Pick corporate or lit (or IP). It's all fucking the same after that.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:44 am

In before bird...

Too late.

reasonable_man · Post by **reasonable_man** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:54 am

These threads always rock and are almost always super practical and thus, I am here to observe.

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